Themus (Telephorops) larrygrayi Wittmer 1982

Themus (Telephorops) larrygrayi Wittmer, 1982 Fig. 3D, 4C Themus (s.str.) larrygrayi Wittmer, 1982: 29, Figs 7, 8; 1983b: 218, Figs 31, 32, 95. Themus (Telephorops) larrygrayi: ��vihla, 2008: 187. Material examined. CHINA, Jiangxi: 1♂ (MHBU), Shangrao, Wuyishan, rd. Huangshan-Tongmuguan, 1160���2168 m, 2004. VIII.19, leg. D. K. Zhou. Zhejiang: 1♀ (IZAS), Qingyuan, Baishanzu, 1500 m, 1993. XII.9, leg. H. Wu. Supplementary description. Female. Abdominal sternite VIII (Fig. 3D) with rectangular protuberance on each side of posterior margin; protuberances sclerotised along margins and middle lines, slightly arcuate at apices, acute at inner angles and right at outer angles; space between protuberances narrowly rounded. Internal genitalia (Fig. 4C): diverticulum situated at ventro-apical part of vagina; spermatheca moderately expanded apically and rounded at apex; accessory gland moderately longer than spermatheca. Distribution. China (Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi). Remarks. The illustrations of the aedeagus and female abdominal sternite VIII were provided by Wittmer (1982, 1983b). Here, the latter is illustrated to provide additional information. The female internal genitalia is described for the first time.
Published as part of Yang, Yuxia, Zong, Le, Yang, Xingke & Liu, Haoyu, 2019, A taxonomic study on Themus (Telephorops) davidis species-group (Coleoptera, Cantharidae), with description of a new species from China, pp. 401-411 in Zootaxa 4612 (3) on page 405, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4612.3.6, http://zenodo.org/record/3235188
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